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Massive flooding engulfs South Korea

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Miguel Gonzalez
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Aug 10, 2022

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A general view of the Han River Park submerged by torrential rain at Han river in Seoul, South Korea August 10, 2022.
Flooding by the Han River Park nearly topples a street sign in Seoul, South Korea.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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Soldiers carry out large branches of trees left behind in a flooded street in Seoul, South Korea.
Soldiers carry out large branches of trees left behind in a flooded street in Seoul, South Korea.
Yonhap/via REUTERS

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A bridge is submerged by torrential rain of the previous day at Han river in Seoul, South Korea, August 9, 2022.
Some parts of Seoul, South Korea saw more than five inches of rain.
Yonhap via REUTERS

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A bridge connecting to the Han river is completely submerged in Seoul, South Korea.
A bridge connecting to the Han river is completely submerged in Seoul, South Korea.
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Soldiers clear out a flooded property in Seoul, South Korea.
Soldiers clear out a flooded property in Seoul, South Korea.
Kiim In-chul/Newsis via AP

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) tours around a devastated neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) tours around a devastated neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea.
Ahn Jung-won/Yonhap via AP

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Military personnel carry trash from submerged houses in Seoul, South Korea.
Military personnel carry trash from submerged houses in Seoul, South Korea.
Kiim In-chul/Newsis via AP

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The Han River engulfs parts of Seoul, South Korea on August 10, 2022.
The Han River engulfs parts of Seoul, South Korea on August 10, 2022.
AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

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Residents navigate through a street full of trash left behind from extreme flooding in Seoul, South Korea.
Residents navigate through a street full of trash left behind from extreme flooding in Seoul, South Korea.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

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A worker sweeps away water at the historic Namseong Market in the Gangnam district of Seoul on August 9, 2022, after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said.
Record rainfall has left at least eight people dead in the South Korean capitol of Seoul.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

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Workers carry out soaked debris from the historic Namseong Market in Seoul, South Korea.
Workers carry out soaked debris from the historic Namseong Market in Seoul, South Korea.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

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People clean up a flooded supermarket in South Korea on August 9, 2022.
People clean up a flooded supermarket in South Korea on August 9, 2022.
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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Heavy rain erodes a road inside Seoul National University's Gwanak campus in South Korea on August 9, 2022.
Heavy rain erodes a road inside Seoul National University’s Gwanak campus in South Korea on August 9, 2022.
Yonhap News/Newscom via ZUMA Press

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A woman sweeps heaps of water out of the Namseong Market in Seoul, South Korea.
A woman sweeps heaps of water out of the Namseong Market in Seoul, South Korea.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

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